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• Alida Johanna van Gorselen, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
• Abraham Visser, Rozenburg, Nederland († 1961)
• Adriaan de Visser, Oost en West-Souburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1949)
• Adriana Lekkerkerker, Benschop († 1896)
• Adriana Kiewit, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Jans Wissen van, Wassenaar
• Abraham lz. Visser, Rozenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1961)
• Abraham Jacobus Schooleman, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1954)
• , Didam (Didam, GLD, NL) († 1955)
• Abraham de Metz, Leeuwarden

• Anna ZIMMERMAN (46), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aartje Bootsman (74), Dordrecht
• Abrahamina Henriëtta Wurfbain (75), Amsterdam
• Alijda Geertuida van Blokland (37), Arnhem
• Adriaantje Hoogstad (1)
• Aartje Bootsman (73), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Willem Doorduijn (6), Naaldwijk, Nederland
• ? van der Lugt (0)
• Alida Truida van Blokland (37), Arnhem
• Albert Kuik (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1877 » Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter († 1968)
• 1878 » Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach († 1948)
• 1880 » Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1964)
• 1885 » Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic († 1974)
• 1885 » Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician († 1959)
• 1885 » Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater († 1962)
• 1887 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic († 1968)
• 1887 » François Faber, French-Luxembourgian cyclist († 1915)
• 1887 » Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot († 1947)
• 1891 » Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss († 1973)

• 1869 » Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier; Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1846)
• 1870 » Victor de Broglie, French politician, 9th Prime Minister of France (b. 1785)
• 1885 » Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (b. 1833)
• 1885 » Edward Davy, English-Australian physician and engineer (b. 1806)
• 1886 » David Rice Atchison, American general and politician (b. 1807)
• 1887 » Anandi Gopal Joshi, One of the first female Indian physicians (b. 1865)
• 1891 » Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the Internal combustion engine (b. 1833)
• 1893 » Abner Doubleday, American general (b. 1819)
• 1895 » Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (b. 1825)
• 1904 » Whitaker Wright, English businessman (b. 1846)

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
• June 5 » The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
• August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
• October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
• November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
• December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.

The temperature on January 26, 1883 was about 1.8 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 16 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.